Nikolsk, Nikolsky District, Penza Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Nikolsk.

Nikolsk (Russian: Нико́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Nikolsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyrgan River 120 kilometers (75 mi) northeast of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 22,471 (2010 Census);^[2] 24,061 (2002 Census);^[8] 26,871 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

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Town[1]
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Coordinates: 53°43′N 46°04′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Penza Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Nikolsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Nikolsk[1]
Founded	1761
Town status since	1954
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	22,471
Administrative status
• Capital of	Nikolsky District,[1] town of district significance of Nikolsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Nikolsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Nikolsk Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Nikolsky Municipal District,[4] Nikolsk Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	442680–442683, 442699
OKTMO ID	56653101001

History

It was established in place of the villages of Nikolskoye (Нико́льское), known since 1668, and Pestrovka (Пестровка), known since the 1680s. It was called Nikolo-Pestrovka (Нико́ло-Пестровка) in 1761 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1928.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1954.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nikolsk serves as the administrative center of Nikolsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nikolsky District as the town of district significance of Nikolsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Nikolsk is incorporated within Nikolsky Municipal District as Nikolsk Urban Settlement.^[3]